Licensing

Music published by Peters Edition has been licensed extensively in public performance, CD, DVD, film, advertising, ballet, radio and television and we are able to offer a fast and comprehensive service for every licensing requirement.

Since its use in Stanley Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey" our most famous copyright "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss has taken on a new dimension for a whole generation as music's most powerful evocation of the majesty of the universe. It has been featured in major international blockbuster films including 2010, Magnolia, Mission Impossible 2, Man on the Moon, Toy Story 2, and Casino as well as numerous significant advertising campaigns and television programmes.

Other major licensed usages of our copyrights in film include:
George Crumb: Black Angels (The Exorcist)
György Ligeti: Requiem and Lux Aeterna (2001: A Space Odyssey)
György Ligeti: Lux Aeterna: (2010)
Gyorgy Ligeti: Cello Concerto (Heat)
Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring (Outrageous Fortune)

Applying for a licence

The use of copyright music requires the appropriate licence to be obtained in advance.

Concert performances and broadcasts of our repertoire are licensed via the Performing Right Society (PRS) or its affiliated societies overseas.
www.prs.co.uk

CD recordings of our repertoire are licensed via Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) or its affiliated societies overseas.
www.mcps.co.uk

To apply for all other music licenses including:

• Media Synchronisation licensing for use in film, television, DVD and online CLICK HERE
• Grand right licensing for opera and ballet CLICK HERE
• Reprint Licensing to reproduce a copyright work in print, electronic or digital form CLICK HERE
• Permission to make an arrangement of a copyright work CLICK HERE
• Permission to sample a recording of a copyright work into another work CLICK HERE

Or if you have any questions relating to any of our copyrights, please contact us directly (CLICK HERE) with full details of your licensing requirements and we will be pleased to guide you through the licensing process.

Contact:
Fiona Flower
Director, Head of Copyright
Peters Edition Limited
Hinrichsen House
10–12 Baches Street
London N1 6DN UK
Tel. +44 (0)20 7553 4023